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In this course, students explore the interdisciplinary nature of the book form and its content from conception to execution. This course covers all stages of creating a limited edition book, including development of text, instruction of printmaking, letterpress and digital technology, and a variety of bookbinding techniques.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFN 117, DFN 120 and DFN 137
This course is aimed at expanding the student’s modeling and casting skills and familiarity with the figure, while building on conceptual understanding of the role of the figure in contemporary sculpture.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFA 130, DFA 230
The Special Project class is offered on an occasional basis, with course content specific to the area(s) being explored.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
The Special Project class is offered on an occasional basis, with course content specific to the area being explored.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFN 116, DFn 118, DFN 105, DFN 106
This course investigates sculpture object making. Students experiment with a wide range of scale, format, materials and media options, with emphasis on the creation of meaning in personal objects. Presentations and readings provide historical and contemporary context for a deeper understanding of sculpture as object. Readings include Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others by Sara Ahmed .
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFA 230, DFA 231 OR DFA 332
Junior Studio begins with students reflecting on the ideas, themes and methods that are significant to their current voice as emerging artists. Students are assigned an individual work area within a collaborative working space. Class dialogue, presentations and critiques investigate ways that ideas and concepts are conveyed through visual means. Topical studio assignments and focused critical feedback deepen the students’ understanding of their individual creative process within a professional context.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DSC 231 (formerly DFA 231) or DCR 103; DFA 245 or DCR 240; DAH 218 or DAH 251; DAH 200; One of the following: DFA 251, DCR 252, DCR 272 or DCR 352
This course allows students who have progressed beyond the beginning level screen printing course, and engage with a more extensive and expansive approach as it relates to their own art practice, all while presenting important visual and conceptual problems relevant to the screen printing medium that challenges previous set boundaries of the serigraphy and its methodologies.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: SAC 105 (formerly DFA 105) and DPM-260 (formerly, DFA 260)
In this course students gain experience with rapid prototyping and digital fabrication tools including but not limited to laser cutting, FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) 3D printing, and CNC machining. The course demonstrates how to utilize software such as Illustrator and Rhino to create unique design that can be quickly and efficiently output onto various tools. Students explore the application of the digital fabrication tools and the benefits of rapid prototyping in their practice.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
This course is a continuation of DFA 380, Junior Studio Il. Students continue to explore the creative process with the goal of identifying their own individual content and approach to art making. Students form an archive of their research, inspiration and influences in addition to engaging in relevant studio assignments, writing exercises and group presentations. Exposure to contemporary art and artists, along with individual critical feedback will broaden students’ understanding, of their own process within a professional context.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DSC-231 (formerly DFA-231) or DCR-103;, DFA-245 or DCR-240;, DAH-200; DAH-218 or DAH-251; One of the following: DCR-252, DCR-272, DCR-352 or DFA-251; SAC-380 (formerly DFA-380) or DCR-350
In this course, the diverse possibilities of lithography, intaglio and papermaking serve as a focal point for augmenting the extensive primary skills already acquired. As the scope of artistic development and sensibility matures, instruction becomes increasingly individualized.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFA 240, DFA 243, DFA 255